Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Springhill, Kansas, 5 March 1967

This document is a Project 10073 record and an Air Force staff message detailing a UFO sighting reported on March 5, 1967, near Springhill, Kansas. The witness, a research technician at the Chemagro Chemical Company, observed a saucer-shaped object in the western sky for approximately one hour. The witness described the object as having a white middle, a red bottom, and a green top. The object was reported to be hovering, floating, and dipping, and it appeared to disappear and reappear before finally fading from view. The witness used 2x binoculars to observe the object. The report notes that the weather was partly clear and calm. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force is that the sighting was an astronomical observation of the planet Venus, which was positioned at 268 degrees azimuth and 13 degrees elevation at the time. The report includes a formal message from the 328th Fighter Wing at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, addressed to various commands and the University of Colorado, which was involved in UFO research at the time. Major Harley E. Berndt, the Wing Staff Operations Officer, noted that with the information available at the time, no further analysis could be made regarding the cause of the sighting.